Emergency rooms fill with non-COVID patients - October 27, 2021

Emergency rooms across the country are filling with patients even as COVID-19 cases continue to fall, underscoring the large number of patients who delayed treatment during the delta surge and now face worsened symptoms from other illnesses. The number of new daily coronavirus cases has plunged 57% since peaking on Sept. 1, but many people who come to the ER are being treated by ER doctors for long-term care roles they weren't trained to do. FDA Panel Recommends Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 - The New York Times It Turns Out Paying People to Take the Covid-19 Vaccine Doesn’t Really Work - The Wall Street Journal @lindy2350: Starting exposure therapy at home with my 7yo today to get ready for the Covid shot. Step one of her fear hierarchy: Smelling rubbing alcohol. A “red hot ad market” has boosted quarterly earnings for Google and other technology companies, with digital ads skyrocketing as consumers shifted their purchases online. Spotify expects to have over 400 million users by the end of the year, with ad revenue up 75% due to the platform’s growing number of podcasts. Futures Struggle Amid Mixed Earnings; Bonds Gain: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg GM beats Wall Street’s third-quarter estimates, guides toward ‘high end’ of 2021 earnings forecast - CNBC ​McDonald's Q3 earnings jump as bigger orders, menu deals boost sales - Yahoo Finance The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Facebook engaged in deceptive conduct after company research identified the ill effects of the social media platform on its users. The scrutiny follows a series of leaked company documents, now dubbed the Facebook Papers, that have driven reports in the news media on their contents. Fresh media investigations suggest that Facebook chose to shelve suggestions in March over how to quell vaccine misinformation. TikTok and Snap want to prove they’re not Facebook - The Verge There’s a Better Way to Use Instagram (and Even Facebook) - Slate Beijing is racing to control coronavirus outbreaks with 100 days until the Winter O